WO1993021655A1 - Lampe a caracteristiques spectrales regulables - Google Patents

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WO1993021655A1
WO1993021655A1 PCT/US1993/003417 US9303417W WO9321655A1 WO 1993021655 A1 WO1993021655 A1 WO 1993021655A1 US 9303417 W US9303417 W US 9303417W WO 9321655 A1 WO9321655 A1 WO 9321655A1
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Michael G. Ury
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  • One aspect of the present invention relates to an improves visible lamp, and particularly to such a lamp which has a controllable spectral output.
  • the color of the light which is provided by a lamp is determined by the spectral energy distribution of the emitted radiation.
  • visible light sources emit over the spectral range of 350-750 nanometers.
  • discharge lamps are typically provided with different spectral emphases by employing fill additives.
  • a metal halide lamp which is doped with thallium emphasizes the green part of the spectrum, whereas one which is doped with sodium would emphasize the yellow.
  • One disadvantage of such lamps is that a different additive or combination of additives must be used to make each differently tinted lamp, thus introducing manufacturing complexities.
  • the spectra of lamps using additives are prone to change over time.
  • Another approach to modifying the color output of a lamp is to use external filters.
  • incandescent lamps can be made more red by reducing the operating temperature of the filament, but this also has the effect of reducing the lamp efficacy.
  • a new type of discharge lamp which uses a fill which contains a sulfur or selenium containing substance.
  • the fill is present at a pressure of at least about 1 atmosphere, and is excited at a relatively high power density.
  • the lamp produces a molecular spectrum in the visible part of the spectrum at a relatively high efficacy and has exhibited a long lifetime and a stable color output over time.
  • the spectral output or color temperature may vary around the periphery of the bulb. It is of course desirable for many applications, for the spectral output to be uniform around the bulb surface, so that all portions of the illuminating energy appear to be the same color.
  • a discharge lamp which has a fill substance which emits primarily throughout the visible part of the spectrum, and which has the property of having a visible spectral distribution which can be changed by controlling the density of the fill substance.
  • a discharge lamp which has a fill substance which emits primarily throughout the visible part of the spectrum, and which has the property of having a visible spectral characteristic which can be shifted in wavelength without substantially changing the shape of the characteristic by controlling the density of the fill substance.
  • discharge lamps which have a sulfur or selenium based fill are provided with different spectral emphases or tints by controlling the fill density of a sulfur or selenium containing fill substance.
  • discharge lamps having visible spectral characteristics of substantially the same shape, but shifted in wavelength from each other, are provided by controlling the fill density of a sulfur or selenium containing fill substance.
  • the spectral output of a discharge lamp having a sulfur or selenium containing fill is controlled in real time by controlling the fill density during operation. This may be accomplished by controlling the cooling which is applied to the lamp bulb to condense more or less of the fill substance out of the gaseous fill.
  • the bulb fill is constituted so as to obviate the above-described effects of spatially varying spectral output or color temperature.
  • the lamp may be configured so that it emits with a uniform color temperature around the bulb surface. Additionally, operation at lower power levels without extinguishing may be possible.
  • a substance is added to the bulb fill which improves the spatial uniformity of the color temperature of the light which is emitted by the bulb.
  • a substance is added to the fill which improves the starting of the lamp.
  • a substance is added to the fill which allows the lamp to be effectively operated at lower power levels.
  • a substance is added to the fill which has a low ionization potential.
  • a substance is added to the fill which is an alkalai metal containing substance.
  • a substance is added to the fill which is a III B metal containing substance.
  • a substance is added to the fill which is an alkaline earth metal or a rare earth element containing substance.
  • mercury is added to the fill.
  • an improved bulb is provided, which may be used in a discharge lamp.
  • Figure 1 shows a microwave powered electrodeless lamp.
  • Figure 2 shows a spectral energy distribution with a peak at 515 nanometers.
  • Figure 3 shows a spectral energy distribution with a peak at 490 nanometers.
  • Figure 4 shows a graph of wavelength peak vs. fill density.
  • Figure 5 shows a system wherein the fill density is controlled by varying the cooling of the lamp.
  • Figure 6 shows a further embodiment of a high pressure sulfur or selenium containing lamp.
  • Figure 7 shows a further embodiment of a sulfur or selenium containing lamp.
  • Figure 8 shows a exemplary spectrum emitted by the lamp of Figure 6.
  • Figure 9 is a graph of correlated color temperature vs. angular position for a lamp such as is shown in Figure 6.
  • Figure 10 shows a further embodiment of a lamp which may incorporate the invention.
  • Figure 11 and 12 show further embodiments of sulfur or selenium based discharge lamps.
  • Figure 13 shows a lamp with a spherical reflector in a spectrum measuring setup.
  • Figure 14 shows the spectrum obtained with the arrangement of Figure 13 when the reflector is blackened.
  • Figure 15 shows the spectrum obtained with the arrangement of Figure 13 when the reflector is shiny.
  • Figure 16 is a graph depicting the power ratios of shiny/black reflectors by wavelength range.
  • Figure 17 is a 1931 chromaticity diagram depicting coordinates of an uncorrected and corrected lamps respectively.
  • FIG 18 shows a further embodiment of the invention.
  • a pair of magnetrons 1, 1' generate microwave energy which propagates along waveguides 2, 2'.
  • the waveguides lead to microwave cavity 5 which is comprised of solid conductive wall, cup-shaped part 4, and metal mesh cup- shaped part 6, which are joined at their respective ends 4A, 6A.
  • antenna slots 3,3' which serve to couple microwave er rgy from the waveguide into the cavity where it causes an oscillating field to occur.
  • a discharge bulb 7 including a supporting stem 7A is located within cavity 5.
  • the supporting stem is connected through a hole (not shown) in solid cup shaped part 4, to the shaft of a motor 8.
  • the motor rotates the bulb 7 to improve the cooling of the bulb.
  • the fill in bulb includes a sulfur or selenium containing substance. It is further desirable to use an inert gas, such as argon or xenon, which aids in starting the discharge.
  • the lamp of Figure 1 may be characterized as a high pressure lamp.
  • the fill in bulb 7 is present in amounts such that the fill pressure is at least 1 atmosphere or above when excited to operating temperature, and is preferably 2 to 20 atmospheres.
  • the fill pressure is mainly controlled by the primary radiating component, which typically has a substantially higher partial pressure than that of other constituents when the lamp is operational.
  • the illumination provided by the lamp may be augmented in various regions of the spectrum by including certain additives in the fill.
  • compounds of these elements may be used.
  • InS, As ⁇ , S 2 C1,, CS,, In 2 S 3 , SeS, SeO,, SeCl 4 , SeTe, P 2 Se 5 and Se 3 As 2 may be used.
  • the compounds which are used have a low vapor pressure at room temperature, i.e., they are in a solid or liquid state, and a high vapor pressure at operating temperature.
  • a sulfur containing substance includes both elemental sulfur and sulfur compounds, while the same is true for the corresponding terms as applied to selenium. It should be appreciated that the primary radiating component of the fill may be comprised of a combination of a sulfur containing substance and a selenium containing substance, rather than only one of these substances. Additionally, the primary radiating component may be comprised of a mixture of the elemental form and a compound(s) of a particular substance or substances.
  • the fill is excited at power densities in excess of 50 watts/cc and preferably in excess of 100 watts/cc.
  • the spectral energy distribution of a lamp as shown in Figure 1 is shown.
  • the spectral energy distribution covers the range from 350 to 750 nanometers, which is generally the visible range.
  • the spectrum has its peak at about 515 nanometers, and the output appears to be white with a green tint. As is seen, the spectrum is continuous throughout the visible range.
  • Analyses of the spectral energy distribution according to the 1931 CIE determines a correlated color temperature of 6000 degrees kelvin and x and y coordinates of .320 and .386 respectively on the chromaticity diagram.
  • the bulb which provided the spectrum which is shown in Figure 2 was provided with a discharge fill consisting of 2.5 milligrams per cubic centimeter of sulfur, and 60 torr of argon.
  • FIG. 3 the spectral energy distribution of a second lamp made and operated according to the invention is shown.
  • This lamp was operated under the same conditions as the lamp represented in Figure 2, but the lamp represented in Figure 3 was provided with sulfur of somewhat lesser density than the lamp represented in Figure 2, that is 1.3 milligrams per cubic centimeter.
  • This bulb also had 60 torr of argon.
  • the output appears white but in this case with a blue tint, and the peak of the spectral energy distribution occurs at about 490 nanometers.
  • the correlated color temperature is 8500 degrees kelvin, while the x and y coordinates on the chromaticity diagram are .275 and .334 respectively.
  • both of the spectra shown in Figures 2 and 3 ascend from near zero smoothly from the 350 nanometer mark to their respective peaks, and descend more gradually to a low le ⁇ sl at the 750 nanometer mark. Aside from the slight jitter, the curves are smooth. This is in contrast to the ubiquitous variants of metal halide lamps which exhibit strong line spectra. Additionally, it is significant to note that the shape of the spectrum is substantially preserved between the first and the second spectra. However, due to the spectral shift, it will be seen that the amplitude of the spectrum shown in Figure 2, which peaks at 490 nanometers is higher at the lower wavelengths and lower at the higher wavelengths than that shown in Figure 3, which peaks at 515 nanometers.
  • a sulfur containing substance a selenium containing substance or combinations thereof
  • sulfur will provide a higher color temperature and selenium a lower color temperature.
  • a fill in which a combination of sulfur and selenium is used has the advantage that higher total vapor pressures can be obtained from the two somewhat independent partial pressures, and a further shift to the red can be obtained.
  • a fill comprising a mixture of sulfur and selenium provides a spectrum having a shape as shown in Figures 2 or 3.
  • the relative shift of the spectrum attained with a bulb using both materials in the fill can be controlled between the extremes of fills containing the only one of the materials by selecting the ratio of sulfur and selenium in the fill. Increasing the sulfur- density and decreasing the selenium density will raise the color temperature, and vice versa- As mentioned above, such lamps may have particular applicability to a red/green/blue (RGB) color display system.
  • RGB red/green/blue
  • a source which falls within the white region is suitable for use in an RGB color system in which the light from the source is separated into the three primary color beams which are modulated imagewise and recombined to form a color image. It is however, desirable to be able to shift the spectrum while preserving its shape in order to provide an optimum spectrum for a particular RGB system.
  • the spectral energy distribution of a particular lamp can be controlled during lamp operation.
  • the effective fill density is changed by increasing the cooling of the bulb, such as by increasing the pressure of the cooling air which is delivered to cooling jets 9 A, 9B, 9C, 9D in Figure 1 to the point that some of the fill in the bulb condenses on the inside of the envelope and ceases to participate in the discharge.
  • a bulb may be modified to provide a special area or a side pipe may be provided in which the fill material will be selectively caused to condense. In this way the condensed fill will not interfere with the light emission from the bulb.
  • the special area may simply be a certain area of an unmodified standard shaped bulb which is provided with augmented cooling.
  • the cooling jet 9A which cools the lowest part of the bulb, whereat the stem is connected, may be operated at higher air pressure. In this way, fill condensation will occur at that area of the bulb which is out of the way of the emission directed at towards the lamps optics.
  • the optics may comprise a reflector with its optical axis coincident with the cylindrical axis of the cavity.
  • filter 30 is provided and is located so as to receive light from the lamp.
  • Filter 30, for example, may be a band pass filter which transmits light only in the blue region of the spectrum, and is followed by photodetector 32 which generates a comparison signal.
  • Function generator 34 is also provided, which is capable of generating a preselected function signal of desired, arbitrary shape. The outputs of photodetector 32 and function generator 34 are fed to comparator 36, which generates a difference signal. This difference signal is fed back to the cooling fluid supply system to control the amount of cooling fluid impinging on the bulb.
  • an exemplary control for the cooling fluid supply is a needle valve 40, the position of which is controlled by stepping motor 42.
  • the input to pressurized air supply 20 could be throttled or the supply could be vented, to control cooling.
  • a difference signal results, which causes the cooling of the lamp bulb 8 to vary, until the difference signal is at or approaches zero.
  • Another method of changing the shifting spectrum would be to vary the power while maintaining constant cooling. This would result in partial condensation of the fill and would change the effective fill density in the bulb resulting in a shift of the spectral energy distribution.
  • a combination of sulfur and selenium containing fill substances can be advantageously used in the embodiments in which the spectrum is shifted during operation.
  • Sulfur has a higher vapor pressure as well as a somewhat higher color temperature.
  • the overall operational fill density will be lowered leading to a higher color shift (i.e by way of a shift of the spectrum to the blue).
  • a second compounding effect is that the selenium will condense out faster leaving an effective operating fill which has more sulfur, which by its nature gives a higher color temperature.
  • primary radiating component means that fill component which provides a radiation output which is at least as great as any other fill component.
  • Lamp 11 is an electrodeless lamp which is powered by microwave energy.
  • Bulb 12 which contains a high pressure fill, and is made of quartz or other suitable material, is supported in a microwave cavity, which is comprised of conductive housing 13 and mesh 14.
  • Magnetron 15 generates microwave energy, which is fed by waveguide 16, to coupling slot 17 of the microwave cavity.
  • FIG. 7 A further embodiment of a lamp is shown in Figure 7. This is an arc lamp 60 which is comprised of quartz envelope 62 having electrodes 64 and 66, and containing fill 28. To excite the fill, an A.C. voltage is impressed across the electrodes, whereupon an arc discharge occurs therebetween.
  • the fill contains a sulfur or selenium containing substance which is present at a high pressure of at least about 1 atmosphere and preferably in the range of about 2-20 atmospheres.
  • An electrical voltage is applied across the electrodes such that a suitably high power density exists.
  • the electrodes 64 and 66 are made of or plated with a special material, to prevent chemical reactions with the fill gas which may lead to electrode deterioration.
  • the sulfur and selenium containing lamps described herein radiate a molecular spectrum in the visible region.
  • a representative spectr. ⁇ i is depicted in Figure 8 and is seen to be smooth, with the sharp peaks which are characteristic of atomic spectra being notably absent.
  • the spectrum shown in Figure 8 resulted when an electrodeless lamp such as is shown in
  • Figure 6 having a bulb cf spherical shape of internal diameter 2.84 cm was filled with .062 mg-moles/cc of sulfur and 60 torr of argon, and was excited with microwave energy at a power density of about 280 watts/cc.
  • a bulb with a spatially uniform color temperature would provide a better result. Additionally, the phenomenon of spatial "color separation" becomes more pronounced as the power level of the excitation energy decreases, either by virtue of dimming the lamp, or operating it at a lower power. It was also found that it may not be possible to dim the lamp as much as is desired, since the lamp may extinguish when a low power threshold is crossed.
  • a substance is added to the bulb fill which has a low ionization potential.
  • Such a substance has electrons which are loosely bound, thereby making them easy to dislodge. It has been found that when such a substance is added to the bulb fill, one or more of the uniformity of the color temperature, bulb extinguishing characteristics, and bulb starting characteristics, are improved.
  • One class of low ionization potential materials are the alkalai metals, and it has been found that when an alkalai metal containing substance is added to the fill, the following advantages result: a) the color temperature of the emitted light around the surface of the bulb becomes spatially more uniform, and this is in general true even at lower power densities; b) the lamp starts more reliably; and c) the lamp may be operated at lower power levels without extinguishing.
  • the alkalai metals may be used in either elemental or compound form, and one such substance which may be used is sodium.
  • Other alkalai metals are lithium, potassium, rubidium, and cesium.
  • compounds in the form of halides or sulfides may be used, for example Nal, Na 2 S or Lil. Adding a sodium containing substance to the bulb fill may also have the effect of providing spectral emphasis in the red part of the spectrum.
  • Another class of low ionization potential materials are the III B metals .
  • III B metals include indium, thallium, gallium, aluminum, and may be used in elemental or compound form, for example combined as halides such as Inl,
  • Til Til, TIBr, or combined as sulfides such as InS, TI 2 Se, or TI 2 S.
  • a further grouping of low ionization materials are the alkaline earth or rare earth elements. Such substances cause the lamp to start more reliably.
  • the alkaline earth metals are barium, beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, and radium, and they may be used in elemental or compound forms, for example combined as halides such as CaBr 2 , Bal 2 , Srl 2 and sulfides, such as CaS, BaS, BaSe.
  • the rare earth elements are yttrium, scandium, and lanthanum through lutetium. The improved starting is due to the low work functions of the alkaline earth and rare earth elements.
  • the amount of the above-mentioned additives to be used to produce optimum results for different applications may vary.
  • Na may be added in an amount of at least .001 mg/cc
  • In may be added in an amount of at least .01 mg/cc
  • Ba may be added in an amount of at least .005 mg/cc.
  • Additives may produce spectral emphasis, so that the resultant spectrum may not be identical to that shown in Figure 8.
  • mercury at least .1 mg/cc should be used.
  • the following Examples are illustrative:
  • EXAMPLE I In a lamp as shown in Figure 6, a bulb which is 2.84 cm in interior diameter was filled with 24 mg of S (2 mg/cc) and 60 torr of Ar, and operated at a suitably high power density.
  • a figure of merit identified as "uniformity" is defined as the ratio of the minimum to maximum intensity of the light outputted by the bulb considering all angular positions except where the bulb is obstructed, e.g., by a narrow screen ring.
  • the reason that the "umformity" is a figure of merit representative of the color separation effect is that for lamps of this type, regions of lower color temperature also have lower output.
  • the uniformity for the lamp was found to be .81.
  • EXAMPLE ⁇ A lamp as described and operated in connection with Example I was filled with 24 mg of S (2mg/cc), 60 torr of Ar., and .2 mg of Nal (.017 mg/cc) which contained .031 mg (.0026 mg/cc) of Na. The "uniformity" was .97, and a uniform color temperature around the angular extent of the bulb could be visually observed.
  • EXAMPLE m A lamp as described and operated in connection with Example I was filled with 24 mg of S (2 mg/cc), 60 torr of Ar., and .3 mg of Inl (.025 mg/cc) containing .143 mg (.012 mg/cc) of In. The "uniformity" was .91.
  • EXAMPLE IV A lamp as described and operated in connection with Example I was filled with 24 mg of S (2 mg/cc), 60 torr of argon, and 1 mg (.083 mg/cc) of BaS containing .81 mg (.068 mg/cc) of Ba or instead of the BaS, 7 mg of Hg. An improvement in the starting reliability of the lamp was observed.
  • the volume (cc) refers to the volume of the light emitting gas rather than to the volume of the bulb.
  • operating temperature is the temperature which is attained by the bulb during operation. It is significant that when fill additives as discussed herein are used it may be possible to operate the lamp at significantly lower power densities than indicated above without causing objectionable color separation or bulb extinguishment.
  • FIG. 10 is an illustrative example of a lamp which is excited with electromagnetic energy in the radio frequency range.
  • electromagnetic energy refers to both microwave and r.f. modes.
  • r.f. source 70 generates r.f. power which is fed to induction coil 72.
  • Bulb 74 which houses a sulfur or selenium containing fill as described above also includes additives which may include an alkalai halide containing substance or a III B metal containing substance as discussed above.
  • r.f. energy from the induction coil 42 is coupled to the bulb fill, thereby exciting it to produce a spectrum in the visible range as previously described.
  • the additives mentioned above permit operation at lower power densities, which in general is a significant advantage, and may be a particular advantage in the use of r.f. lamps.
  • the invention may be applied to the different types of r.f.
  • lamps which include by way of non-limitative example, inductively and capacitively coupled lamps.
  • the particular form of the electrodeless lamp heretofore described is exemplary only, and other specific shapes and types of cavities, for example, substantially all mesh type, as well as different types of coupling modes using one or more power sources, and one or more waveguides or other coupling modes may be used.
  • Figure 11 illustrates a lamp wherein coupling is effected in a coaxial mode.
  • Microwave power is provided to inner and outer conductors 82 and 84 for coupling to bulb 86.
  • a conductive mesh 87 is connected to the outer conductor.
  • a tuning element 88 may be provided to help in starting the lamp.
  • Figure 12 depicts a further embodiment which is powered by r.f. or microwave power. Power from high frequency power source 104 is coupled to inner conductor 107 and outer conductor 106, which is a conductive mesh, the bulb 101 is supported between inner conductive member 107 A and inner conductive member 107B.
  • the embodiment shown in Figure 12 may be considered to be a form of capacitive coupling.
  • the sulfur and selenium containing lamps described herein radiate a molecular spectrum in the visible region.
  • a representative spectrum is smooth, with the sharp peaks which are characteristic of atomic spectra being notably absent.
  • FIG. 13 depicts an embodiment of the invention wherein electrodeless lamp 110 is shown which has a fill wherein a sulfur containing substance or a selenium containing substance is the primary radiating component, as described above.
  • Bulb 112 is secured in approximately spherical reflector 114 by bulb stem 115.
  • the bulb stem may be arranged for rotation while streams of cooling fluid are directed at the bulb, to effect cooling (not shown).
  • a mesh 116 contains microwave energy while allowing the emitted light to escape.
  • Microwave energy is fed to the cavity via waveguide 118, and is coupled thereto through slot 119.
  • reflector 114 is approximately spherical in shape. This causes the light to be reflected by the reflector back into the bulb. The resultant light which is re-emitted from the bulb is stronger in higher wavelengths than in the case where light is not reflected back into the bulb.
  • baffles 120 and 121 which have co-linear openings 122 and 124 respectively disposed therein.
  • a diffuser 125 backed by monochromator 126 is located in line with the baffle openings so as to receive the light coming therethrough.
  • Spectral measurements were taken for the case where the inside of reflector 114 is blackened, so as to be non-reflective, and the case where the reflector is shiny.
  • the bulb was 2 cm in inner diameter and was filled with
  • selective wavelengths may be reflected back into the bulb to cause the lamp to emit a spectrum which is more equivalent to the spectrum radiated by a black body.
  • this may be effected with the use of dichroic reflectors in either discrete form, or disposed directly on the bulb in the form of a coating.
  • the output in the green region of the spectrum may be substantially cut, for example by a factor of 2.
  • the output in the red region of the spectrum increases.
  • a lamp having a spectrum produced by a sulfur fill modified as described above will emit more nearly like a black body.
  • Figure 17, which is a 1931 chromaticity diagram.
  • Figure 18 shows an embodiment of the invention using a dichroic reflector/filter such as described above.
  • the dichroic reflector 130 is disposed on spherical bulb 92 which is located in reflector 134 which is closed by mesh 136.
  • a dichroic reflector may be comprised of alternating layers of materials having different indices of refraction.
  • a dichroic reflector comprised of 5 sets of alternating layers of zirconium oxide and silicon dioxide using layers 67.5 and 89 nm thick, respectively, may be used.
  • the thickness and number of layers may be varied to change the spectral band which is reflected.
  • the spectral output of the lamp may be tailored for particular applications by reflecting back selected wavelengths into the bulb.
  • a lamp in which green radiation is reflected back may be used for horticultural applications such as for plant growth as in greenhouses.
  • the spectrum of the sulfur-based lamp is inherently high in green wavelengths, and these are attenuated by the dichroic filter, while the red wavelengths, which are useful in inducing plant growth are increased. Wavelengths other than green may be reflected back to produce different resultant spectral outputs.

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La caractéristique de l'énergie spectrale d'une lampe à décharge est régulée par le changement de densité de la substance de remplissage. La caractéristique spectrale peut être décalée tout en conservant sa forme par le changement de densité de la substance de remplissage. Une lampe à décharge contenant du soufre ou du sélénium, actionnée à une pression d'au moins environ 1 atmosphère, contient une substance de remplissage à faible potentiel d'ionisation. Les caracéristiques qui sont améliorées sont une ou plusieurs des caractéristiques d'extinction, d'uniformité de couleur spatiale, et la fiabilité initiale de l'ampoule. Les substances particulières qui sont ajoutées à la substance de remplissage sont des substances qui contiennent des métaux alcalins, des substances contenant des métaux du groupe III B, et des substances contenant des métaux alcalino-terreux. Lorsque la lumière est renvoyée par l'arrière dans l'ampoule, la lumière qui est ré-émise est plus forte que dans les longueurs d'ondes plus élevées.
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